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Bengal reports first case of new coronavirus strain first seen in UK

West Bengal has reported its first case of a mutant coronavirus strain that surfaced in the United Kingdom, a senior health official said on Wednesday

2-year-old UK returnee tests positive for new coronavirus strain in UP

A two-year-old girl who recently returned to Meerut with her parents from the UK has been found to be infected with the new Covid-19 strain.

14 more UK returnees test positive for new strain of coronavirus in India

Twenty people who returned to India from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the new UK variant genome of SARS-CoV-2 so far, the Union Health Ministry said

Two more contacts of UK returnees test coronavirus positive in Delhi

Two more contacts of people who were found infected with Covid-19 after returning from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the disease, officials said

UK signs free trade agreement with Vietnam: Trade Secretary Truss

The United Kingdom and Vietnam signed an agreement on free trade, Trade Secretary Elizabeth Truss said Tuesday

Vaccine will protect against new variant: Principal Scientific Advisor

Govt will initiate studies to see relationship between new strain and seriousness of the disease; there have been 17 changes in spike protein of the virus, of which eight are key

37 people who returned from UK test positive for Covid-19 in Goa

Thirty seven passengers out of 979, who travelled from the UK from December 9 till the midnight of December 22, have tested positive for Covid-19

Foresee slight extension of suspension of UK flights: Hardeep Singh Puri

Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said he foresees a slight extension of temporary suspension of passenger flights between India and the UK

UK returnees in Raj difficult to track, courtesy wrong information

Over 800 tourists from the UK have entered Rajasthan in the past one week

Six UK returnees test positive for new strain of coronavirus in India

Six persons who returned to India from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the new UK variant genome of SARS-CoV2, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday

UK records highest spike in daily novel coronavirus cases at 41,385

Another 41,385 people in the UK have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the highest increase in single-day cases since the onset of the pandemic in the country, according to official figures

Post-Brexit trade deal new starting point for UK-EU: Boris Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the post-Brexit trade deal is a new starting point for Britain and the European Union (EU).

Pakistan extends ban on flights from UK over new Covid-19 strain fears

Pakistan on Monday extended the ban on flights from the UK for another week over fears of a new variant of the coronavirus which is reportedly spreading at a much faster rate

52-year-old UK returnee tests positive for coronavirus in Jabalpur

A 52-year-old woman, who returned to Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh from the United Kingdom on December 12, has tested positive for coronavirus, an official said on Monday

Nod for Covid vaccine in the next few days: Serum Institute's Poonawalla

SII has stockpiled 40-50 mn doses and is adding more every week. Most of these will come to India, as exporting would require fulfilling WHO's pre-qualification procedures

South Korea reports its first cases of new Covid variant first seen in UK

South Korea has confirmed the first three cases of the new coronavirus strain in the country, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

Canada confirms two cases of new coronavirus variant first seen in UK

Canada has confirmed two cases of the highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus first detected in Britain

Jordan confirms first two cases of new Covid-19 variant linked to UK

The first two positive tests for a new coronavirus strain linked to the UK have been confirmed in Jordan, the country's health minister, Natheer Obeidat, told the Petra news agency on Sunday

After Brexit

Boris Johnson's visit could be an opportunity for India

Brexit trade deal published as UK calls for end to 'ugly' divisions

The two sides finally clinched a trade deal on Christmas Eve that explicitly recognizes that trade and investment require conditions for "a level playing field for open and fair competition."